Burner for use of crude petroleum



(RM a 1.3 l l e J. D. FOSTER 'an o. A. HAMMER :BURNER EoR USE 0E ERUEE PETROLEUM, RE.

` No. 532,271. fj' .Patented Jan. 8, 11895.

JAMES D. FOSTER AND CHARLES A. HAMMEL, OF IRONTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS PATENT OFFICE.

TO THE OHIO O RUDE PETROLEUM OIL STOVE COMPANY, OF OHIO.

BURNER FOR USE-OF CRUDE PETROLEUM, 86C..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,271,dated January 8, 1895. Appliaiioii sled April 28, 1894. serial No. 509.366. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that We, JAMES D. FOSTER and CHARLES A. HAMMEL, citizens of the United States, residing at Ironton, in the county of Lawrence and State of Ollio, have invented certain newand usefullmprovements inBurners for the Use of Crude Petroleum or other Hydrocarbon Oil; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

This invention relates to an improvement in oil-burners for stoves. Y

It has for its object to provide a burner which is adapted to be secured to the stove door and which shall be simple of construction and comparatively inexpensive of production.

With this object in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of an oil-burner, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsz-Figure 1, is `a perspective view of a portion of a stove, showing our improved form of oil-burner in position thereon. Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 3, is a perspec- Ative detail view of the oil trough. Fig. 4,-is a view of the stove door, showing more particularly the opening through which the flames from the burner pass to the grate of a Vstove of any ordinary or improved construction.

Referring to the drawings, 1, designates the stove door; 2, the base ot the burner; 3, the oil trough; 4, the supply teat; 5,'the deflecting plate; and 6, the cover.

The door may be made in many different shapes to lit stoves of different sizes, and is provided near its top with a transverse opening 7, partially surrounding which is a bead 8, arranged on the outer side 'of the door. The lower side of the door is provided with a bracket or flange 9, to which is attached the base 2. The flange may be formed integral with the door, or made separate and at- 'taclled thereto in an)T suitable manner.

The base 2, consists of two sides 10, connected by a rod or cross-piece l1, on which rests the rear portion of the trough 3, and a front piece 12 provided with a series of draftopenings 13, adapted to be closed by a sliding damper 14. The sides are shown in this instance as provided with ears or lugs 15,

through which pass bolts 16, for attaching 6o the base to the flange 9, of the door; but it is to be understood, of course, that the parts may be connected in many other ways not necessary either to mention or to show. vAs

shown in Fig. 1, the base rests upon the hearth 17 of the stove, and the hearth thus forms a bottom for the base which in this instance is merely a three-sided frame without a bottom.

As some makes of stoves and ranges are not provided with a hearth, it will be neces- 7o' sary in such instance to provide the base with a bottom, and as this is clearly'within the range of the invention, and would be necessaryin order to render the device operative,

it is not deemed essential that it should be illustrated. Supported within and projecting above the upper edges of the base is the oil-trough 3, which is here shown as a rectangular structure having the rear portion of its sidesprovided with extensions 18, which are 8o adapted to project within the opening 19, in the door, and subserve the double function of preventing the escape of the products of combustion at the rear sides of the trough and directing their passage to the interior of the stove. `The rear wall of the trough is cut away to form in conjunction with the door, a draft opening 20 through which the air admitted through the openings 13, is allowed to pass and commingle with the llame at its point 9o ot' admission to the stove. A gutter L1** leads from the rear wall of the trough through the opening in the stove door and empties into a pan in the stove. Entering preferably the center of the bottom of the trough is the-oil 9'5 IOO The cover 6 to which reference has been made, is adapted to fit tightly over the trough and is provided on its front side with a series of openings 23, which may be closed by a sliding damper 24, and on its rear side with a flange 25, designed to engage the bead 8, on the door and thus form a tight joint t'o prevent the escape of smoke or odors from the burner. The cover is further provided with an opening 25', in which a lid lifter may be inserted for the purpose of raising the cover, a pivoted plate 26 serving to cover the opening and prevent the escape of gases.

Primarilythe door Land itsattached burner are designed to take the place of the stove door immediately in front of the grate, so that the products of combustion may pass directly through the grate and thus heat the stove for cooking or heating purposes; but the secondary use to which the burner may be applied is that of a fire kindler when it is desirable to start a iire of wood or coal.

The cover 6, may be utilized for heating flat-irons, or for boiling water and the like at the expenditure of but a small amount of oil.

Owing to the fact that a fire may be quickly started and extinguished, this invention is particularly valuable to people living in apartments, when, in warm Weather it is essential to comfort that the re should be put out as soon as there is no further use for it. By varranging the burner eXteriorly of the Stove, the sliding dampers may be easily manipulated without any inconvenience, and the lid used for the purpose above set forth.

Should too large an amount of oil be fed to the trough it will escape or be conducted by the gutter or spout la to the pan in the stove where it ignites and increases the heat. This gutter or spout,in other words forms a safety outlet whereby an overiiow of oil is prevented from falling on the hearth of the stove and from there to the door as would be the case were the trough not provided with this spout.

We would have itdistinctly understood that we contemplate using the burner in connecfion with furnaces, kilns and the like, and therefore do not desire to berestricted to its use with a cook stove.

Having thus described our invention7 what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination with a stove door having a longitudinal opening therein of a burner secured to said door and communicating with said opening, said burner comprising a trough in which the oil is fed said trough having a draft opening in its rear wall, a base on which the trough is supported, valve controlled draft openings in said base, a communication between said base and trough, and a cover for said trough having valve-controlled openings, substantially as set forth.

2. An oil burner, consisting of a troughl in which the oil is fed, said trough having a draft opening in its rear Wall a base on which the trough is supported, valve controlled draft openings in said base, a communication between said base and trough and a cover for said trough having valve controlled openlngs.

3. In combination with a door of aheater, said door having a longitudinal opening, of

an oil burner consisting of a base secured to said door and having draft openings at its forward portion, a troughseated in said base and provided with side extensions projecting through said door opening, and having its rear edge located a distance from the door to form a long narrow space, and a cover having draft openings.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES D. FOSTER. CHARLES A. HAMMEL.

Witnesses:

W. S. WITMAN, B. C. DovEL. 

